In spite of noticing the effects of the war of Ukraine in this past month of June with a decreasing of his sales, this has not prevented that the Swedish mark have increased almost 20% his sales in this first-half of 2022.
The second cosmetic giant, only by behind Inditex, in his register of accounts of these first six months has obtained a net profit of 3.899 million euros, that supposes 130% more with regard to the previous year. With these results, and as it has informed the own compalñía wants to go back to purchase his actions by a value of 281 million euros.
This operation, that already is a fact, began the past Wednesday and is foreseen that it finalise the next 30 November with the aim to "transfer capital to the shareholders and adjust the structure of capital of the company".
The sales keep upward in the retail
The adviser delegated of H&M, Helena Helmersson, informed that while the on-line sales keep in some optimum levels for the company, also have obtained some good results in the physical point of sale: "The sales in the physical shops increased of significant form. This shows once again the value to have channels so many physicists like digital that strengthen and complement between himself." These good data, as they announce in his own communiqué, were due to that lnew ace collections presented have had a good received by part of the consumer, and also for offering some more affordable prices in his periods of discounts.
The conflict of Russia and Ukraine and the inflation worsen the data of June
From the company are conscious that this past month of June (that it is not included in the economic exercise) the sales decrecerán partly, by the incipiente crisis of supplies that affects to the majority of sectors to global level, and also the increase of the IPC and the consistent inflation. According to forecasts of the giant téxtil Swedish, the sales in the month of June of 2022 will see diminished until in 5 points porcentuales with regard to June of 2021 in Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine.
"Have an offer of customers very positioned and are entirely focused in satisfying the every time greater expectations of the customers. In spite of the important inflation that lives in the world, the customers always have to be safe that with all the marks of the group H&M will find the best fashionable combination, price, quality and sustainability", aimed Helena Helmersson.
Next openings in Latin America
H&M continuous with the focus put in growing in Latin America, and in his own report have confirmed that andstán working firmly in making openings of new physical points of sale in the continent.
This expansion (term that uses the company) initiated now does exactly 10 years. It began in 2012, and in 2019 already it had 90 establishments and his main sources of income (and also in number of shops) found in Mexico, Chile and Peru. The company has informed on the launching of the on-line shops of H&M in Colombia and Peru; markets to which will add the one of Uruguay.